THERAPIST

Methodist Children's Home

2 months ago

LouisianaStarts at $50,000Full TimePsychologist

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

25th percentile — most Psychologist in this role earn more. See if you should negotiate.

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Accepting this costs you $215k over 3 years

Posted 59 days ago — employer likely flexible on terms

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Methodist Children's Home as a Therapist – M-F Schedule, $50K Starting in United States.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure each resident on his or her caseload receives a

Requirements

5 Salary: Starts at $50,000

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $50K

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with Methodist Children's Home in United States.

Key Skills

EmpathyTherapeutic TreatmentIndividual TherapyFamily TherapyGroup TherapyTreatment PlanningAdvocacyCulturally Sensitive ServicesConflict ResolutionMediationInterpersonal SkillsSocial SkillsConfidentialityWork Ethic

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates THERAPIST at Methodist Children's Home a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Methodist Children's Home is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Louisiana.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule
Transparent compensation ($50k–$50k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Empathy, Therapeutic Treatment, Individual Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Treatment Planning, Advocacy, Culturally Sensitive Services. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The therapist is responsible for providing individual, family, and group therapy sessions to clients aged 12-17 based on individualized treatment plans, ensuring a minimum of two individual and two group sessions weekly. Duties also include resident evaluation, updating Master Plans of Care, active ...

Benefits package: Benefits per Personnel Policies. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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